Deuteronomy 6:25

Deuteronomy 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
• New International Version (NIV)And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

Context of Deuteronomy 6:25

23The Lord led us out of there to bring us here and give us this land he promised to our ancestors with an oath. 24The Lord our God commanded us to obey all these laws and to fear him. These laws are for our own good as long as we live so that he will preserve our lives. It’s still true today. This is how we’ll have the Lord’s approval: If we faithfully obey all these laws in the presence of the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.”

Deuteronomy 6:25 word by word

וּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־נִשְׁמֹ֨ר לַעֲשׂ֜וֹת אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֗את לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽנוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall be our righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• if we observeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• all theseזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• as he hath commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:25

• Deuteronomy 24:13Make sure you bring it back to him at sunset. When he wears his coat to bed ⌞that night⌟, he’ll bless you. You will have done the right thing in the presence of the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 18:5Live by my standards, and obey my rules. You will have life through them. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 106:30Then Phinehas stood between God and the people, and the plague was stopped.
• Psalms 119:6Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
• Proverbs 12:28Everlasting life is on the way of righteousness. Eternal death is not along its path.
• Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my laws and made my rules known to them. If people obey them they will live.
• Luke 10:28Jesus told him, “You’re right! Do this, and life will be yours.”
• Romans 10:3They don’t understand ⌞how to receive⌟ God’s approval. So they try to set up their own way to get it, and they have not accepted God’s way for receiving his approval.
• Galatians 3:12These laws have nothing to do with faith, but, “Whoever obeys laws will live because he obeys them.”
• James 2:10If someone obeys all of God’s laws except one, that person is guilty of breaking all of them.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25It shall be our righteousness - The evidence that we are under the influence of the fear and love of God. Moses does not say that this righteousness could be wrought without the influence of God's mercy, nor does he say that they should purchase heaven by it: but, God required them to be conformed to his will in all things, that they might be holy in heart, and righteous in every part of their moral conduct. 1. On a very important subject in this chapter…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-25Verses 10-25 The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly cities, houses and vineyards. There was therefore before them a double danger; (1) a God-forgetting worldliness, and (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. The former error Moses strives to guard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25if we are careful to observe … as He has commanded us … that will be our righteousness: Obedience shows that a person is already righteous, a status before God that comes from faith (see 24:13; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; 4:1–5; Galatians 3:6–7; see also Genesis 15:6; Ephesians 2:8–9). When other nations saw Israel's commitment to obey the covenant, they could see that Israel was righteous.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying--The directions given for the instruction of their children form only an extension of the preceding counsels.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:25

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Righteousness
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings